LON/00AP/LSC/2023/0426 — service charge decision
In LON/00AP/LSC/2023/0426, decided 31 July 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Flats A and B, 7 Ruskin Road, London N17 8ND and found largely for the leaseholder: 4 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flats A and B, 7 Ruskin Road, London N17 8ND
Decision date: 31 July 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Eagerstates Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2021-22) | £8,167.50 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Demand formally invalid |
| Other charges (2022-23) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
| Other charges (2023-24) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
| Administration charges (2021-22) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The respondent has provided no explanation of the demand for £8,167.50 … The respondent has not provided any evidence as to how the sums are calculated, when they accrued and when they were formally demanded”
“By s96 of the 2002 Act … the management functions of the landlord passed to the RTM company on 29 March 2022.”
“The tribunal determines that the applicants are not liable to pay any service charge to the respondent in respect of the service charge years April 2022 to March 2023 and April 2023 to March 2024.”
“As the applicants owe nothing to the respondent no administration charges arise.”
“The respondent has provided no explanation of the demand for £8,167.50, stated to be 'Amount outstanding from previous account'. The respondent has not provided any evidence as to how the sums are calculated, when they accrued and when they were formally demanded, if they were in fact so demanded.”
“given the complete failure of the respondent to engage in the proceedings”
This summary is assembled from the structured record of the published decision; amounts appear only where the tribunal stated them. Always rely on the full decision itself.